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History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 6 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoIn Tunisia, for instance, reported incidents of domestic violence increased five-fold during the early days of the pandemic. As we close out this Women’s History Month, I ...
Rallying for reproductive rights means going beyond the ballot
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe last few years have been hard. We’ve lived through a historic pandemic, unprecedented political...
Exclusive: Ali Velshi on Trump and Biden, The Future of Media, and MSNBC’s Coverage of Israel-Hamas...
Mediaite· 4 days agoIt’s a fascinating family history that traces the journey of his ancestors from India, to apartheid...
Wes Moore and the politics of cannabis
Politico· 7 days ago“He doesn’t have an organized movement around him, like the Civil Rights Movement that we know [came years later] in the late ‘50s and ‘60s,” Gaines says...
Bisexuals: You’re valid members of the LGBTQ+ community no matter who you’re dating
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoYou can find this online too: "Nothing is too minuscule to talk about," says Yussuf...Resource Center lists bisexual networks around the country – look for one in your state or start ...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 5 days agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...
Rosendale, Zinke vote to restore Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 2 days agoAmong the amendments to that act was No. 44, which rekindled a festering debate over a bronze Confederate memorial portraying a life-sized Black “Mammy” ...
Sign language interpreters help Deaf fans rock out at historic Music in the Park concert
San Jose Mercury News· 4 days agoCordova and his team are interpreting the music and lyrics into American Sign Language, or ASL,...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThey failed to meet the deadline. Essex County officials told CBS at the time that the founders...
